Federico Macheda not only rescued Manchester United last weekend – the 17-year-old's late winner against Aston Villa helped land thousands of bets across the country. William Hill reckoned the result caused a £1m swing in bettors' favour as United were the last of the big four in the Premier League to win and were included in thousands of accumulators. Not least the Sky Bet customer who correctly predicted the result of 10 matches across Europe with United's victory netting him £13,500 from a £100 stake. In-play the draw was popular, with Paddy Power reporting dozens of £500-plus bets on the match ending all square including one £2,000 punt at 1-4 timed at 5.45pm.

One Sporting Index client bought the spread betting firm's Fat Lady index at 18 for £150 a point. This market awards points for events occurring from the 80th minute onwards (15 a goal and red card, five for a yellow and three for each corner). Two goals, three corners and two bookings occurred in that time, amassing 49 points and earning the bettor £4,650.

Liverpool's late win over Fulham cheered one extrabet.com client who had gambled £9,000 at 8-13 that the Reds would prevail.

The layers won most of the money lost on Sunday back in midweek, however. Paddy Power saw an £8,000 bet on Liverpool to defeat Chelsea while Sky Bet also laid Rafael Benítez's side heavily. Most firms reported Fernando Torres was well backed in the first goalscorer market with extrabet.com standing a £500 bet at 5-1.